Central Asia

Tajikistan advances in implementing social entrepreneurship law

To fully implement the "Social Entrepreneurship Law," a working group has been formed and is actively operating under the State Committee on Investment and...

Over 500 complaints filed against Kyrgyzstan’s GKNB employees after Tashiyev’s resignation

Following the resignation of Kamchybek Tashiyev, the former head of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security (GKNB), and several other officials from the agency,...

Court sentences school teacher from Levakant to compulsory labor for slapping student

A court in the city of Levakant, Khatlon province has delivered a verdict in the case of Farhod Nazarov, a teacher charged with slapping...

Packages, batons, and electric shocks: how Central Asia investigates torture — and why it persists

Reports of ill-treatment of detainees, pressure during interrogations, and ineffective investigations into torture allegations have become routine across Central Asia. Despite legal bans, torture...

Former chief of Isfara mayor’s office fined 52,500 somoni in fraud case

A court in northern the city of Isfara has found Firdavs Abduraufzoda, the former chief of staff of the city mayor’s office, guilty of...

One-third of electricity debts in Tajikistan recognized as fictitious

Nearly one-third of household electricity debt accumulated in previous years in Tajikistan has been declared unjustified and written off. Energy authorities are currently reviewing...

Racing driver Bezhan Abdulloyev awarded Medal “For Courage and Valor”

A ceremony honoring the country’s top athletes of 2025 was held in Dushanbe on February 18. Among the award recipients was racing driver Bezhan...

Childukhtaron, salt caves and a Buddhist temple: a journey through Tajikistan’s Khatlon province

Khatlon province is Tajikistan’s most densely populated region, where mountain ranges gradually give way to broad, fertile valleys. Unlike the country’s high-altitude areas, it...

Emomali Rahmon stresses the need to further strengthen the country’s defense capability

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon congratulated military personnel on the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of the country’s Armed Forces, the president’s official website...

Two more vendors arrested in Dushanbe for inflating meat prices during Ramadan

A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district  has sentenced two vendors to five days of administrative detention for selling meat at inflated prices during the...
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